Soundtoys EchoBoy 2026: The Delay Workhorse, Not EchoBoy Jr

This Page Is EchoBoy. It Is Not EchoBoy Jr.

Stay here for Soundtoys EchoBoy as the 2026 delay workhorse: $199, v5.5, 30 styles, Groove/Feel/Accent, Rhythm Echo. Do not use this file as an EchoBoy Jr tutorial, a Little AlterBoy vocal-tuning page, or a Valhalla SuperMassive wash. Jr is the seven-style strip. AlterBoy is pitch/formant. SuperMassive is a free related reverb/delay cloud.

Soundtoys’ EchoBoy Jr page, current fetch: “It’s what people love about EchoBoy – but junior.” Seven styles (Studio Tape, Plex, Space, Cheap Tape, Memory, Ambient, Transmitter). “Included in EchoBoy, Soundtoys 5 Bundle. Not sold individually.” SOS’s 2016 Jr launch note described a streamlined holiday SKU with those seven emulations plus a Glide control unique to Jr. This article cites Jr only to keep you off the wrong plug-in.^[2][5]

Related slugs: SuperMassive, free vocal delays, Little AlterBoy, SpaceBlender, Valhalla FutureVerb vs VintageVerb. This file stops at EchoBoy.

Current SKU: Official $199. Version 5.5. Sweetwater $199.

soundtoys.com/product/echoboy prints $199 at the top of the page. Specs block: Current Version: 5.5, with a link to the release log; Apple Silicon and VST 3 compatible; 64-bit only. Formats: AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite, VST 2, VST 3, AU. Sample rates 44.1–192 kHz. OS: Mac OS X 10.15 or later; Windows 10 or later. “Not compatible with ARM-based Windows machines.” Internet required at activation. Sweetwater’s EchoBoy product page lists $199.00 and the same format set.^[1][3]

EchoBoy is also inside Soundtoys 5, which the same page lists at $599 (Academic $299). Those are bundle SKUs, not a claim you must buy the collection to get EchoBoy. Do not paste a third-party sale as Soundtoys list. Recheck the cart; this September 2026 snapshot is $199 on the official page and on Sweetwater.^[1]

The official page still quotes Mix Magazine: EchoBoy is “capable of every conceivable type of audio delay effect” via its Style section. Trent Reznor (on the same page): “Calling EchoBoy a delay plug-in is doing it a disservice.” Richard Chappell / Real World: “EchoBoy is on every track of Peter’s vocal.” Treat those as printed quotes, not a 2026 lab test.^[1]

30 Styles: EchoPlex, Space Echo, Memory Man, ATR-102 Studio Tape.

Official highlights: “Choose from 30 different echo styles: Echoplex, Space Echo, Memory Man, DM-2, and many more.” Studio Tape is “inspired by our Ampex ATR-102 half-inch two-track machine.” Chorus in EchoBoy emulates the CE-1. TelRay oil-can is named on the vintage-tone block. Style Editor adds saturation type/amount, tape flutter, and reverb-style diffusion. Push it; Soundtoys says it “sounds great when pushed hard, just like the best analog gear.”^[1]

This page sticks to the official “30” count. Some third-party blogs print 31. Soundtoys’ own product page is the primary; do not inflate the number from a reseller write-up.

Groove, Feel, Accent. Rhythm Echo: up to 16 Taps.

Soundtoys’ claim on the product page: EchoBoy is “the only echo with true ‘groove.’” Lock a note value to session tempo, then offset the repeats with Groove, Feel, and Accent—rush, drag, shuffle, swing—without leaving the delay. Single Echo stays simple. Dual Echo and Ping-Pong are the stereo pair. Rhythm Echo is the deep mode: “like having a tape echo with up to 16 read heads.” Add taps, time them, shape the loudness curve.^[1]

Sweetwater’s spec list adds “up to 15s of delay” with Rhythm Echo, plus a 2-band EQ, stereo imaging, and lo-fi bit-depth control. That 15-second figure is Sweetwater’s, not a number on the official highlights block this page fetched—quote it as Sweetwater, and confirm in the live manual if the length is why you buy.^[3]

• Single / Dual / Ping-Pong Official: keep it simple, or open Dual and Ping-Pong for stereo. Tempo lock is a switch, not a math problem.^[1]
• Rhythm Echo Up to 16 taps in the Rhythm Editor; Shape control sculpts the tap-loudness curve. Soundtoys calls it a unique take that “might just become your new secret weapon.”^[1]
• Groove / Feel / Accent Vendor: the only delay they know with this musical groove control. Use it when a straight 1/8 ping-pong sits on top of a swung vocal.^[1]

EchoBoy Jr Is Seven Styles. Current Official Page: Not Sold Individually.

Jr styles on the current Soundtoys page: Studio Tape (ATR-102), Plex (EP-3), Space (RE-201), Cheap Tape, Memory (bucket-brigade), Ambient, Transmitter. Extra Jr-only controls named there: stereo Mode (Normal / Wide / Ping-Pong) and Glide (analog pitch sweep vs time-stretch when delay time changes). Saturation plus low/high cut live on the front panel. SOS 2016: 58 factory presets at Jr launch.^[2][5]

If you already own EchoBoy or Soundtoys 5, Jr is in the bundle. If you only have Jr’s seven tones in your head, you still do not get Groove/Feel/Accent, the Style Editor, or 16-tap Rhythm Echo. That is why this SKU page is EchoBoy, not Jr.

On a Vocal: Studio Tape Slap, Then One Rhythm Pattern. Print If CPU Is Fine.

Richard Chappell’s quote on the official page is the use-case: EchoBoy on every track of a vocal. Start in Single, Studio Tape or Space Echo, mix under the dry, then add Groove only if the repeat fights the pocket. Rhythm Echo is for hooks and guitar figures, not for every send. Little AlterBoy (related) is the tuner/formant; do not park EchoBoy there.^[1]

SuperMassive (related, free) is a cloud, not a slap. SpaceBlender (related) is imaginary-space reverb. EchoBoy stays the echo box.

1. Confirm $199 / 5.5 on the live Soundtoys cart
   Official and Sweetwater both showed $199 in this September 2026 fetch. Soundtoys 5 is a separate $599 line on the same page. Academic is $299 for the bundle, not for this single.^[1]
2. Insert in Single mode on a vocal or guitar
   Pick a style (Studio Tape for polish, Space Echo for grit). Lock tempo. Use Groove/Feel only after the repeat is in time.
3. Open Rhythm Echo only for a pattern you will automate
   Sixteen taps is a sequencer, not a default. If you needed a free wash, stop and use the related SuperMassive page.

When $199 Is the Move. When Jr or SuperMassive Is Enough.

Pay if you want one delay that covers tape, BBD, oil-can, and studio two-track, with groove controls and a 16-tap rhythm editor. Skip if you only wanted Jr’s seven front-panel styles—and note Jr is not sold separately on the current official page; it rides along with EchoBoy / Soundtoys 5. Skip if you wanted a free infinite reverb; SuperMassive is related and free. Skip a second $199 if Soundtoys 5 already includes EchoBoy.^[2]

Do not treat a holiday sale screenshot as list. Do not treat this page as Little AlterBoy.

Little AlterBoy and SuperMassive Are Out of Scope

This article does not review Little AlterBoy, SpaceBlender, Valhalla SuperMassive, or FutureVerb vs VintageVerb. Those live on related slugs. EchoBoy Jr is cited only as the seven-style sibling, not as the subject.

As of Sep 2026, EchoBoy is the v5.5 $199 SKU on soundtoys.com. Recheck the cart if you are reading after a promo.^[1]